diff --git a/lib/tool_shed/galaxy_install/tool_dependencies/recipe/tag_handler.py b/lib/tool_shed/galaxy_install/tool_dependencies/recipe/tag_handler.py
index eeb69f9dd01..2198ceb8512 100644
--- a/lib/tool_shed/galaxy_install/tool_dependencies/recipe/tag_handler.py
+++ b/lib/tool_shed/galaxy_install/tool_dependencies/recipe/tag_handler.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import logging
 import os
 import tempfile
 
-from sqlalchemy import and_
-
 from galaxy.tools.deps.resolvers import INDETERMINATE_DEPENDENCY
 from galaxy.util import listify
 from tool_shed.util import basic_util